Q: Missing in the standard Jamaican patois alphabet

Quake (Ver): Kwiek

Why are you quaking: Wa mek yu a kwiek

They quake when they see us: Dem kwiek wen dem si wi

Quality (Adj): High Class

These are quality clothes: Demaya a hai klaas klaat

My town has many quality buildings: Mi toun hab banz a hai klaas a bil

Quandary (Nou): Precke or Pricke

I am in a state of quandary: Mi eena precke

Quarrel (Ver): Kas-kas or Seh-sa

He had a quarrel with the brother: Im en hab a kas-kas w

Quarrel (Ver): Kas-kas or Seh-sa

He had a quarrel with the brother: Im en hab a kas-kas wid di breda

Ever since Lerom quarreled with Harin, they don’t speak to each other: Fram di taim Liram kas-kas wid Aaren, dem kip malis

A quarrel which leads to a fight: Kobel

They had a loud quarrel: Dem did hab a kobel

id di breda

Ever since Lerom quarreled with Harin, they don’t speak to each other: Fram di taim Lerom kas-kas wid Harin, dem kip malis

A quarrel which leads to a fight: Kobel

They had a loud quarrel: Dem en hab a kobel

Quarter (Nou): Kwaata

Measure quarter of a kilogrom of pork: Mieja kwaata aff a kilagram aff chrentan

Quarrelsome (Adj): Rowasam pronounced as rouasam

The woman is quarrelsome: Di uman a rowasam

She is a quarrelsome wife: Im a rowasam waif

Quick (Adj): Kwik

He is a quick player: Im a kuik plieya

Quickly (Adv): Kwik-kwik or Kwiktaim

Come right here quickly: Kom yaso kwiktaim

Go there quickly: Guh de kwiktaim

Quite (Adv): Tan todi or Chak

Keep quite young man: Tan todi stuoshi

First be quite and listen to my explanation: Fos tan todi an lisn fi-mi hexplienieshan